Judey
Feb 14, 2001
| I believe that from the evidence given in the question, the man dropped the ball on his foot. |
madman44
Jun 29, 2002
| Maybe he was on a bus and he dropped it, making it hit the gas and getting in an accident |
horse_luver  
Mar 23, 2003
| 2 many possibilities |
beanie89 
Aug 11, 2003
| The man could have been polishing the ball and then had a heartattack or stroke or something that made him drop it. |
Rowsdower
Nov 30, 2003
| I'm waiting, no, HOPING my physics prof will do this too. Heh heh heh.  |
moondancer
Jul 16, 2004
| I thought he dropped it on his toe  Good one |
Therulerofthem
Jul 17, 2004
| I thought he let go of the ball to late at the bowling alley, threw it into the air, and the ball fell on his head, sending him to the hospital where he died a painful death |
bookworm696
Jan 09, 2005
| I WAS GOING WITH BALL FALLING ON HIS FOOT TOO, OR HE ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED THREW THE BALL IN TO THE AIR, AND HE HURT HIMSELF WITH THE BALL  |
darthforman
Apr 25, 2005
| Ha, ha!
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phrebh
May 13, 2005
| He couldn't have given the ball a little push if he let go of it. Which one is it, push or let go? |
babybabe1
Aug 07, 2005
| WHATEVER!  |
lindsay_1992
Sep 15, 2005
| i thought it crushed his foot |
converse_chik
Oct 22, 2005
| i thot it hit him in the stomach or the foot too, so i missed it!  |
converse_chik
Oct 22, 2005
| i also thot it was that he was playing and his finger got stuck and... stuff. |
tommy2
Oct 27, 2005
| i also thought the toe thingy but there are too many possibilities for this |
dutchymonster
Oct 31, 2005
| maybe he was holding it above his head  |
Brainy_1
Dec 29, 2005
| Yeah, I also thought it dropped on his toe!  Other than that, I had no clue! Good one! |
irar1792
Dec 31, 2005
| TOE TOE TOE  |
wizofaus
Jan 29, 2006
| If anyone ever guesses exactly this answer from what's given, without any assistance, they clearly have ESP. |
blackmarket69
Feb 22, 2006
| I thought that he threw the ball straight up in the air and it hit him in the head, causing secere head trauma. The author of this teaser made the answer way to complicated |
keveffect1
Feb 27, 2006
| He could have hit someone with the ball |
Waluigi
Mar 29, 2006
| I thought it crushed his foot. |
righteouschick2
Apr 08, 2006
| i really didnt like that too many possibilites |
spazzyjazzy93
Apr 29, 2006
| did anyone get this right? 
i didnt- i thought he was like holding the ball over his head and then he let go and it smashed his head
the whole physics professor thing works too except for if i was doing a demonstration like that i might use like a ping pong ball or something like that instead |
tca2
May 03, 2006
| How about this... He dropped the ball on a floor board he was standing on, was catapulted into the air and hit his head on the ceiling! Now THAT makes sense. |
coolblue
May 21, 2006
| - I thought it was the toe that got hit
-Dumb professor! |
perrygf
Jun 21, 2006
| I thought he dropped it on his foot, too. |
Unraveled
Jun 25, 2006
| Wow, that professor... isn't the best demonstrator. I bet his students are at home, laughing their faces off.
Anyways, if you've ever read the discription for Situation Teasers, you'd know that they're more for verbal teasing, in groups, where the questionair is asked yes-or-no questions until the answer can be reached. It's not very possible to figure the answer by yourself over this site. |
kgy1
Jun 27, 2006
| yeah I feel smart now because I got it write, but only because I knew someone would try to come up with a tricky answer not involving a bowling alley. I have heard of this but haven't taken physics yet, I like this teaser |
banzai
Jun 28, 2006
| I liked this one. I guessed the right situation. thank you. |
danielzerman
Jul 10, 2006
| good one |
Qrystal
Aug 02, 2006
| I was thinking laterally... I thought the bowling ball was being suspended (somehow) from a great height -- maybe duct-taped to the bottom of an airplane -- forgive me, I just got back from doing teaser 23958. The guy was holding on, holding on, holding on... and let go and fell to his doom. Only the plane was just starting to take off, which is why he didn't die immediately.
Actually no, I really thought he dropped it on his toe, but that it couldn't possibly be that simple, so I gave up and clicked the Answer.
Maybe in the spirit of this type of teaser, the "Hint" should elucidate more of the situation.
I'm wondering ... did the author of this teaser have a dislike of a physics teacher? |
atin_ag
Oct 10, 2006
| i can never think like that |
elu93
Nov 04, 2006
| OW! I've actually done that test before (and luckily didn't hurt myself), but I think there are too many possibilities. Nice try though! |
have_hope605
Nov 25, 2006
| oh, i thought that he was bowling and he dropped it on his head |
soonitwillend
Dec 17, 2006
| I don't quite think its possible to figure that answer from the way its stated, i dont get how you could figure out how it was on a string or anything. I just figured he dropped it on his foot and broke his toe or something.
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But thats just me.  |
ciotog
Jan 09, 2007
| If he gave the ball a "slight push", it would NOT come "crashing into his nose". |
Trickster1992
Jan 19, 2007
| To the person above me: If all the editors--who are very hard to get teasers by--accepted this, then the information is all plausible.
To the people who think of the toe: This is not exactly a plausible answer. If he dropped it on his foot, maybe, but I've dropped a bowling ball on my toe. You don't need to rush to the hospital for that.. |
Trickster1992
Jan 19, 2007
| I've also hit myself in the upper leg with a bowling ball.. Bowling balls are just pain in the butts.
This is a good teaser. Thumbs ^UP^ |
Jerrythellama
Feb 04, 2007
| WAY over done answer. The answer that anyone will think of would be that he dropped it on his foot. |
starrychelx
Feb 13, 2007
| My physics teacher was retired from NASA... and slightly insane. I thought he was awesome, but he was one of the most HATED teachers in the school. He did that bowling ball trick, and people were definitely hoping it would hit him(it didn't)! I thought the answer was "he dropped it on his foot" though! |
bgil7604
Feb 21, 2007
| I didn't really understand the question. I was thinking that a man dropped a bowling ball on his toe. You could possibly go to a hospital for that. Either way, I thought the answer was more original. |
coolcow35
Mar 17, 2007
| This needs to be changed. What if he was clumsy and dropped it on his foot/toe |
deepsea
Mar 25, 2007
| he really should have seen that coming |
slicktrumpet
Apr 02, 2007
| Wow. That's one heck of a situtation! |
nerdyiscool
Apr 30, 2007
| He dropped it on his foot! DUH!
(A prime example of nerfhead logic.) |
s_o_s
May 16, 2007
| Maybe it should include a line saying he doesn't drop it on his foot, seeing as that's what most of us thought it was! Then we'd have to think about it a bit more (although I know I wouldn't have come up with the answer!)
Good teaser though, I'd try it myself if I was brave enough... |
cashewnut801
Jun 22, 2007
| Who edits these? Riddles need to have one solid answer. I could tell you a dozen possible answers off the top of my head for this one. BOO...  |
javlad27
Jul 12, 2007
| I thought he dropped it on his foot. |
BlackBelt
Nov 01, 2007
| Good Teaser! |
BlackBelt
Nov 01, 2007
| Braingle |
AndrewWalker
Dec 20, 2007
| I know it sounds mean, but that was kindda funny. |
kimba132
Oct 20, 2008
| I thought the answer was that he dropped it on his foot! That was the first thing that came into my head!!! |
Missildine22
May 12, 2009
| ha ha ha ha ha |
freader5at63456
May 22, 2009
| The Physics teacher was random O_O
I though he crushed his foot too... |
beyonce123
Jun 02, 2010
| me got toe answer
me likey real answer |
BookwormAnG
Sep 03, 2011
| This teaser is way too huge. I mean, who would have thought it whacked someone's nose? It's not explained well enough and there are many possible answers  |
hermygranger123
Mar 23, 2013
| The whole point is that there's supposed to be someone who knows the answer that you ask yes or no questions to to narrow down the solutions. |
